Dr. Phani Kumar
Principal Investigator
Research Interests
Nitrogen-vacancy (NV) spins in diamond, Quantum sensing, Atomic force microscopy, Nano-spin-mechanical systems (NSMS), Nanomagnetism, Hybrid quantum sensors, Nanoscale scanning diamond probes, Magnetic resonance imaging, Biosensing, Quantum technology, Confocal microscopy, Laser interferometry
Academics
Postdoc [July 2013 - November 2017]
Institute for Quantum Optics, University of Ulm, Germany
Advisor: Prof. Fedor Jelezko
Research: Quantum Sensing, Diamond Magnetometry, Nano-spin-mechanical Systems (NSMS)
Section on Quantum Physics and Information Technology, Technical University of Denmark, Copenhagen
Advisor: Prof. Ulrik Andersen
Research: Nanomechanics
Division of Physics and Applied Physics, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Research: Spin Centers in Silicon Carbide
PhD
[Department of Physics, University of Basel, Switzerland (April 2009 - June 2013)]
Thesis: Magnetic resonance force microscopy: Harnessing nuclear spin fluctuations.
Advisor: Prof. Martino Poggio
Research: Apart from making contributions to setting up of a low temperature high vacuum
magnetic resonance
force microscopy (MRFM) setup, I explored a novel approach using MRFM to harness the naturally occurring
random
fluctuations in nanoscale ensembles of nuclear spins.
MSc
[Micro and Nanosystems, ETH Zurich, Switzerland (October, 2006 - January, 2009)]
Thesis: Efficient coupling to photonic crystal cavities.
Advisor: Prof. Atac Imamoglu
Courses Credited:
Quantum Mechanics for Nanosystems, Advanced Optoelectronics, Quantum Optics, Quantum Systems for
Information Technology,
Magnetism: from the Atom to the Solid State, Advanced Solid State Physics, Statistical Physics,
Semiconductor Nanostructures,
Quantum Optics and Semiconductor Quantum Dots
Course Projects:
MATLAB simulations for gain calculations of quantum dot laser
BTech
[Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (September, 2001 - July, 2005)]
Courses Credited: (GPA - 8.56/10)
Physics - I, Physics Lab - I, Electrodynamics, Physics Lab - II, Quantum Mechanics for Engineers,
Semiconductor
Physics, Dynamical Systems, Laser Theory, Mathematical Physics, Superconductivity and its Applications
Achievements
- Pratibha scholarship awarded by Andhra Pradesh state government for BTech studies in IIT Madras
- Indian Institutes of Technology-Joint Entrance Examination (IIT-JEE) 2001 Rank: 532 (out of 1,70,000+ students) for admission to IITs
- Secured an All India Rank of 8 (99.81 percentile) in Joint Entrance Screening Test (JEST) Physics 2009 for admission to Ph.D programmes
- Achieved a score of 890/1000 (90 percentile) in GRE Physics 2005, an examination taken by applicants for admission into graduate schools in USA
